SOLUTION: if six times a number is subtracted from seven times the number the result is -7 ive tried multiple times but nothing is correct

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Question 773398: if six times a number is subtracted from seven times the number the result is -7 ive tried multiple times but nothing is correct
Found 2 solutions by rothauserc, Alan3354:
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x be the number
7x - 6x = -7
x = -7
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7*-7 -6(-7) = -7
-49 +42 = -7
-7 = -7

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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if six times a number is subtracted from seven times the number the result is -7 ive tried multiple times but nothing is correct
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7n - 6n = -7
n = -7